Deputy killed, six wounded in Colorado shooting
Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):A sheriff’s deputy was killed and six others, including four deputies, were wounded Sunday in what police called a “disturbance” in a residential suburb near Denver, Colorado.
The lone suspect was killed at the end of a two-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Highlands Ranch, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Denver, Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock told reporters in a televised briefing.
Spurlock said he believed the suspect, whose identity had not yet been confirmed, was someone who had had “law enforcement contact on a number of occasions … but no criminal history.”
He said the man used a rifle and fired at least 100 rounds, catching deputies off guard.
“They all went down almost within seconds of each other,” Spurlock told reporters.
The dead deputy was identified as Zackari Parrish, 29, a married father of two young children. He had been on the force only seven months.